Infinite flow: I am destroying everything with a spatula

Entered Granny Li’s house.

Granny Li’s house is a three-story building.

There is a bright yellow fabric sofa in the entrance hall.

A black lacquered wooden coffee table.

There was a rocking chair in the corner, and unfinished knitting yarn was piled next to the chair.

Different from the dimness of the village chief’s house.

There are several extra-large windows here, and the light that shines in from all sides makes the house warm and natural.

However, there is also a shrine on the wall directly opposite the gate.

The door of the shrine was open, but it was also covered with a red cloth.

Two red candles flickered gently, and it was impossible to see what was being offered inside.

Granny Li asked everyone to sit on the sofa and brought tea and snacks from the kitchen.

Then she sat down in the rocking chair, rocked gently, and said, "I know you are strangers."

"When the village chief brought you back soaking wet, half the village saw you at home."

"The word spreads from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Now everyone in the village knows that five outsiders who were cursed by the mountain god's rain have come to Li Village."

"My last name is Li too. I think the village chief has already given you the rice for the Li family. I can't give you anything. Just ask whatever you want to ask."

Liu Duosheng said, "We want to know where we can find people with other surnames. We walked around the village today, but no one wanted to talk to us."

After a long silence, Granny Li spoke again: "There are no people with different surnames in Lijia Village."

"Everyone here has the last name Li."

"In every household, the husband, wife, son, daughter, parents and parents-in-law all have the surname Li."

"Lijia Village does not allow intermarriage with outsiders."

"So you won't find anyone with a different surname in the village."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

When they entered the village, they thought that most of the people living here were from the Li clan.

However...they all have the surname Li and are not allowed to intermarry with outsiders.

Thinking about the strange appearances of most of the villagers outside, all the strangeness came to the surface.

When a clan marries within itself or when close relatives marry within three generations, there is a high chance of giving birth to a deformed fetus.

No wonder the woman wringing the clothes looked like a dying salted fish.

No wonder the villagers we meet on the road all have strange features.

No wonder Li Datou and Li Ganlan look like this...

This makes their mission even more confusing and invisibly adds more pressure.

After a silent silence, Yi Nanzhi spoke softly, breaking the tense atmosphere.

"Excuse me, does every household have a shrine?"

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the shrine covered with red cloth.

"Yes. Every household in Lijia Village has a shrine to worship the gods. This is a custom passed down from generation to generation."

"Can I ask what you worship? The mountain god?"

Granny Li glanced at the shrine with melancholy eyes, looking a little lonely.

He spoke in a low voice, "It is said that this is a gift from the mountain god to us. The incarnation sent to the people can fulfill everyone's wishes."

"Everyone's shrine contains different things. What you desire most in your heart is what you will worship."

"Sincerity is the key to success. It is said that the more sincere your heart is, the faster your wish will come true."

After hearing this, Yi Nanzhi pondered for a moment and then spoke again: "What does the mountain god enshrined in that mountain temple look like?"

"Mountain God Temple?" Granny Li paused, lowered her head and took a sip of tea.

"The Mountain Temple is not something you outsiders can ask about."

“Although we in Lijia Village worship the mountain god, we are also afraid of it.

Except for the village chief, no one has ever seen the true face of the mountain god."

The ponytail girl Yang Siyi asked quietly: "Then...what's going on with the cursed rain?"

Granny Li paused after hearing this and said, "It is rumored that a long time ago, someone in Li Village wanted to leave the village and go to the outside world.

As a result, they angered the mountain god, who thought they had betrayed him. This was also due to the inadequate discipline in Lijia Village.

So the mountain god sent down black rain every other day to punish everyone.

Anyone who gets wet by the black rain will surely die miserably within seven days.

It was from that time that strange changes began to occur in the people of the village. "

Time passed quickly and it was getting dark soon. Everyone stood up and prepared to say goodbye to Granny Li.

When I was about to walk out the door, a gust of wind blew in from the door.

A corner of the red cloth on the shrine was lifted.

Yi Nanzhi walked at the end, and through this corner she saw what was in the shrine.

They were a pair of little boys holding hands, both of them were handsome, cute and well-behaved.

The appearance of Li Datou and Li Ganlan can be vaguely seen between their eyebrows.

It seems that what Grandma Li longs to achieve is to make her two grandsons become normal and cute children.

Everyone went out and quickened their pace towards the village chief's house.

When I turned the corner, I saw Big Head and Rugby jumping home hand in hand.

Datou greeted Yi Nanzhi enthusiastically.

Rugby rolled his eyes on his flat head.

Yi Nanzhi: ...a vengeful child.

We passed by many villagers' homes along the way.

They were seen anxiously calling out to the children who had not yet returned home, and then glancing at the sky that was about to darken with panicked eyes.

Close the door and lock it quickly.

In a moment, the path was clear and there was no one in sight.

When they returned to the village chief's house, the village chief had already prepared dinner and was sitting at the octagonal table waiting for them.

The old energy-saving light bulb emitted a dim, cold light, illuminating the small living room.

There was a simple home-cooked stir-fry and a plate of steamed potatoes on the table.

Just as everyone sat down and prepared to eat, they saw the sky outside suddenly turned completely dark.

The evening, which had just been warm and gentle, suddenly became pitch black as if the lights were turned off.

About five minutes later, a full moon appeared on the branches.

The bleak and pale moonlight dimly enveloped Lijia Village.

As the full moon rises, a rustling sound follows.

It was as if something was crawling along the cobblestone road outside.

From far to near, it gradually becomes clearer.

Until the sound slowly approached and stopped at the gate of the village chief's house.

Silence as death.

Everyone got goose bumps when they thought about what was staring at them through the door.

At this time, the village chief was standing in front of the shrine, his lips trembling, his hands clasped together, and he was muttering something in a low voice.

Fortunately, it didn't take long.

The things outside began to move again, and the rustling sound gradually faded away.

The crowd asked the village chief with many questions, but the village chief kept silent.

After a quick dinner, everyone went upstairs to rest.

There are three bedrooms on the second floor, including the one where the village chief lives and two other rooms.

Each bedroom has a simple double bed.

The five people discussed it.

For safety reasons, they decided to let the young couple Fu Xuewen and Lin Xuejin live in the same room.

Yi Nanzhi lived in the same room with the ponytail girl Yang Siyi and Liu Duosheng.

The two girls slept on the bed and Liu Duosheng slept on the floor.

Late at night, the whole house was quiet.

The village outside was also quiet.

Yi Nanzhi tossed and turned in bed.

The sound insulation of the old house is obviously not very good.

She could even hear the light snoring coming from the next room, obviously the person was fast asleep.

Yang Siyi beside him and Liu Duosheng lying on the ground both had steady breathing.

At this moment, Yi Nanzhi heard three faint bell sounds coming from the direction of the mountain temple.

"Dang——dang——dang——"

The old-style house was not soundproof. As soon as the bell rang, Yi Nanzhi heard the sound of the village chief turning over and getting out of bed on the other side of the wall.

The old wooden bed made a creaking sound.

Then he paused for a moment and opened the door.

The heavy footsteps of the elderly were deliberately softened in the middle of the night.

Yi Nanzhi heard footsteps and arrived at the door of their room.

In the darkness, the village chief seemed to be lying on their door, listening to the noise.

Yi Nanzhi noticed that Yang Siyi's breathing beside him paused.

She reached out and held Yang Siyi's cold, sweaty hand.

Yang Siyi was obviously relieved and soon returned to normal.

Yi Nanzhi opened his eyes. The moonlight poured into the room through the window, making everything dim and unclear.

The village chief paused for a while and didn't notice anything unusual, then the footsteps slowly sounded again.

Yi Nanzhi listened to him take a few steps and then stop.

It should be posted on the door of the young couple now.

The young couple was probably fast asleep.

Not long after, the village chief's footsteps were heard again.

This time, Yi Nanzhi listened to him walking down the stairs step by step.

Downstairs, opened the door and walked out.